Herefordshire’s Haunted Borderlands

If you check out the February 2023 issue if Country Walking magazine, you’ll see my route from Kington up onto Hergest Ridge (and back) is this month’s Classic walking route. …

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Langley Chapel – Evergreen

Shropshire’s Langley Chapel looks rather lonely, stuck on the edge of a cornfield, practically hidden by a tall hedge. But appearances can be deceptive because this chapel is one of …

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Miracle on the Mynd

The Christmas edition of This England magazine includes the miraculous journey of the Revd Carr as he battled a night in the snow during one of Shropshire’s worst storms of …

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Mistletoe Magic

Check out my piece in the December 2022 issue of BBC Countryfile magazine, looking at Christmas markets and, in particular, the Tenbury Wells Mistletoe Festival. Our rural Christmas fairs, markets …

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Llangorse Lake

Look out for my piece in the October issue of BBC Countryfile magazine, where I explore Llangorse Lake, a great venue for bird spotting at this time of year. Alternatively, …

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Seven Fabulous Farm Shops!

It’s a double whammy this month with two pieces in the September 2022 issue of BBC Countryfile magazine. As well as this piece about the Rothiemurchus Estate, I’ve also a …

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Rothiemurchus Estate

My feature about the Rothiemurchus Estate is in the September 2022 issue of BBC Countryfile magazine. It’s a fabulous place to explore and the farm shop is a must visit, …

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Magnificent Much Wenlock

This week’s issue of The People’s Friend has my travel piece about the Shropshire market town of Much Wenlock. Sandwiched between the River Severn and Wenlock Edge, this quintessentially English …

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Top Seven Seaside Railways

Check out my top seven seaside railways journeys in the August 2022 issue of BBC Countryfile magazine. (They’re all more ‘unusual’ railway journeys, including cliff railways, funicular railways, tramways and …

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A Path to Ponder

Charles Darwin had one. Charles Dickens had one. And now I have one. I’ve always believed in the Latin phrase Solvitur Ambulando: it is solved by walking. I enjoy long walks …

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